Circulation StudioVirtual Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory
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Interventions

Phenylephrine

Find Phenylephrine in Vasopressors. Selective α₁ agonist; increases SVR without direct inotropy and may cause reflex bradycardia.

Overview

Open Interventions → Vasopressors. Choose Off, Low, Medium, High. Effect levels and flow targets represent illustrative modeled responses; they are not clinical dose instructions.

Selective α₁ agonist; increases SVR without direct inotropy and may cause reflex bradycardia.

The paused reference covers the route (IV bolus or infusion.), example doses/settings, indications, adverse effects, contraindications/precautions and monitoring. These details are available after the intervention is selected.

What to monitor in the reference: BP, HR and forward perfusion.

Step by step

  1. Inspect the untreated disease and active treatment count.
  2. Apply the intervention and compare pressures, forward flow, rhythm and congestion.
  3. Pause for its full reference; use Off or Interventions Reset to restart the comparison.

References & further reading

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